Bent County register., 1887-09-17

lady passing along the street or
haunt and startle her with your
slances, does 1t ever occur to yon
that some other scoundrel might in
suit your sistsr, your wife, or in com
ing years, your daughter, In the same
infamous manner? How would you
like that? Would you think it was
smart? Would you regard it manly
or an evidence of blood? If so, you
ought to be kicked from one end of
the continent to the other and horse
whipped back again.
The nights are growing colder,
and benches IN the parks are in less
demand, writes New York cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A tramp, if he is tough and doesn't
mind cold feet, can find lodging
place now without trying more than
one square, and if he is particular
about it he can have whole bench
to himself. Business at the bum
ming hotels off the Bowery is pick
ing up in proportion to the falling
off of park patronage. The gentle
man ofinelegant leisure who can ac-
quire FIVE cents goes to dive where
beer kegs are kept on draught, pays
his nickel for drink, and has the
privilege of sitting on a bench for
the rest of the night. If the place
is not crowded he can lie down, but
he has to get his legs out of the way
and sleep sitting up if more guests
arrive, as his nickel entities him to
only one seat. For tramps out of
luck there was to-day discovered a
less expensive lodging place on the
East side. The proprietor formerly
had benches in the back room, but
his patrons were the more disorderly
class of wanderers, and they broke
mp SO many benches during their
boisterous disagreements that the
profits were absorbed in repairs to
the furniture. Therefore he has dis
carded benches and chairs and
stretches three stout ropes across the
room, two at the height of four feet
from the floor, and one at about a
foot and half. He draws staler
beer than the bench-houses keep, and
charges only 8 cents glass. The
purchaser of glass of beer acquires
the privilege of leaning against a
rope all night, and sleeping there if
he can. Early customers get the low
rope, and can sit on the floor with
their backs against the cable. By
throwing the arms over the rope and
letting it support the body under the
arm-pits, an attitude of sybaritlsh
comfort is attained. An old custom
er said: "It's little tough at first,
boss, but you try it for few weeks
and it's regular swell snoozin'. I've
got callouses on my back and under
my arms, and that ere ropes fine as
live feathers now. Yer oughter try
it." Late corners have to put up
with less luxurious accommodations
on the high line, standing up and
hanging over it in snch posture as
the individual fancy or experience
suggests. Late at night this unique
lodging-house presents a picturesque
appearance. Some of the guests have
their backs against the ropes and
their arms over it,-an attitude of
some dignity and ease,-but those
who are notoriously addicted to snor-
ing are constrained by pressure of
public opinion to reverse the posi-
ton and hang over the high line
with their breasts against it and
faces downward. The proprietor
usually cautions new guests that gen
tlemen who snore are not permitted
to sleep on their backs. Toward
morning, if the house is full, the rope
gets saggy in the middle, and the
guests are inclined to slide down
from the ends towards the middle,
which tends to crowd the line worse
than three in a bed and promote dis
cord, ill-temper and kicks. Guests
are supposed to depart at a. m. and
promptly at 6:lo the hose is turned
on the floor, which never fails to
arouse sluggards' There is tradi-
ton among the patrons that humor-